Spring Break
Students bask in honor's light
Casey Jay
Issue date: 4/28/08 Section: News
"I don't really go out and party," Woolhouse added.
Will Russell, an SJSU environmental studies lecturer, wrote in an e-mail that "because of her unusual dedication and ability, in many ways Suzy Woolhouse resembles a graduate student more than the undergraduate that she is."
Woolhouse said she participated in a study last summer in the redwood forests of Northern California, which involved long days of hiking without established trails.
Russell said that next to the graduate student who used the study as her thesis, Suzy was "the most dedicated member of the team" and that he was struck by her "perpetual enthusiasm and cheerfulness."
Woolhouse said she put in a lot of tiring work over the summer but that it was worth it because it helped her gain a focus for her future.
"It was a life-changing experience, as cheesy as that sounds," she said.
Woolhouse said she plans to attend graduate school and eventually use her environmental studies degree to work in restoration.
"I'll basically be restoring a natural area, like a forest or wetland or something that's been degraded, as best as possible to its natural state," she said. "It's pretty nerdy."
Will Russell, an SJSU environmental studies lecturer, wrote in an e-mail that "because of her unusual dedication and ability, in many ways Suzy Woolhouse resembles a graduate student more than the undergraduate that she is."
Woolhouse said she participated in a study last summer in the redwood forests of Northern California, which involved long days of hiking without established trails.
Russell said that next to the graduate student who used the study as her thesis, Suzy was "the most dedicated member of the team" and that he was struck by her "perpetual enthusiasm and cheerfulness."
Woolhouse said she put in a lot of tiring work over the summer but that it was worth it because it helped her gain a focus for her future.
"It was a life-changing experience, as cheesy as that sounds," she said.
Woolhouse said she plans to attend graduate school and eventually use her environmental studies degree to work in restoration.
"I'll basically be restoring a natural area, like a forest or wetland or something that's been degraded, as best as possible to its natural state," she said. "It's pretty nerdy."
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